Alberta Palaeontological Society

The Meeting Place for Amateur and Professional Palaeontologists

Field Trip

Tyndall building stone walking tour, Calgary

Saturday, September 14, 2024

Tako Koning in front of a piece of Tyndall stone

Leader: Tako Koning

Once again, Tako Koning has agreed to conduct his popular tour of Calgary buildings clad with Ordovician-aged Red River Formation limestone originally quarried in Tyndall, Manitoba. See impressively preserved fossils of corals, gastropods, starfish, orthocones and even algae at Calgary landmarks like the historic Bank of Montreal building. This will be a walking tour of several buildings in downtown Calgary, the community of Kensington and the SAIT campus and is suitable for all ages.

To register for this and any other trips, download and complete the field trip permission form.

Registration deadline is September 1, 2024.